Isotonic powder sachets

D and J said:

Can anyone make a recommendation for these.

A friend would like to take on holiday to Sri Lanka (bet I've spelt
that wrong)

Try a few and select according to taste. Since they're basically
flavoured by E numbers it's difficult to decide what any palate will
make of them in advance.

There are various about. Make sure any tried have salt in. Some leave
it out, 'cause it makes it taste horrible until such time as you need
salt, but it's needed to do the job properly. Cycle shops, and your
local supermarket, tend to be good places to look.

Pete.
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Quoted message said:

Can anyone make a recommendation for these.

A friend would like to take on holiday to Sri Lanka (bet I've spelt
that wrong)

What on earth for? Basically it's only sugar solution with a bit of
salt in. Take a few spoons of salt, a few more spoons of sugar, some
water... and maybe some fruit juice to flavour it. Mix it all together
in quantities to suit the palate, making sure that the water content is
by far the greater part and that it's not too salty. Sorted.
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Quoted message said:

What on earth for? Basically it's only sugar solution with a bit of
salt in. Take a few spoons of salt, a few more spoons of sugar, some
water... and maybe some fruit juice to flavour it. Mix it all together
in quantities to suit the palate, making sure that the water content is
by far the greater part and that it's not too salty. Sorted.

Thought it was a handful of sugar and a pinch of salt?
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Basically they want sachets for convenience.

So I asked the question on their behalf - personally I don't use
isotonics, after a long walk sometimes I'll have hot water with honey
and salt.

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Quoted message said:

I noticed that Message-ID:
<[email hidden]> from Fran contained the
following:

Quoted message said:

What on earth for? Basically it's only sugar solution with a bit of
salt in. Take a few spoons of salt, a few more spoons of sugar, some
water... and maybe some fruit juice to flavour it. Mix it all together
in quantities to suit the palate, making sure that the water content is
by far the greater part and that it's not too salty. Sorted.

Thought it was a handful of sugar and a pinch of salt?

Hang on... <rummage rummage> 7 fl oz water, 1 tsp sugar; pinch salt.

Wait though, that's the rehydration formula, isn't it. Hmm. Eat a
banana with it, or add some concentrated orange juice. WTH is an
isotonic wotnot anyway? And in what way is it so much better than the
ORS recipe above?
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Quoted message said:

Basically they want sachets for convenience.

So I asked the question on their behalf - personally I don't use
isotonics, after a long walk sometimes I'll have hot water with honey
and salt.

But if they're using sachets they'll still need water, won't they?
Wouldn't it be a lot easier just to eat and drink sensibly?

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Thought it was a handful of sugar and a pinch of salt?

Hang on... <rummage rummage> 7 fl oz water, 1 tsp sugar; pinch salt.

There's a pinch and a pinch. I remember it from a TV programme talking
about how such a simple thing could save lives of people in third world
countries who had cholera.. IIRC the ideas was to take a litre bottle
(apparently there were plenty of 1 litre coke bottles, a handful of
sugar and a large pinch (all fingers) of salt.
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Pass

Dont shot the messenger!

Will extract key facts from the thread for them tomorrow.

Ta for all the replies.

On 4 Aug 2005 10:29:27 -0700, "D and J" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Basically they want sachets for convenience.

So how about a few sugar and salt sachets? You can get those free
from the supermarket by palming a few extra when you buy a cup of
coffee 😉 If you work out how many of each you need to add to a litre
of water you're all set up.

Regards

Tim Jones

Great minds think alike - I suggested these plus flavouring with fruit
juice - but they are concerned the fruit juice may be suspect and want
flavoured water.

:-)

Jackie

Jackie Hope I'm not too late but I just saw your post and I'm in Sri Lanka (you spelt it correctly!), so I thought I'd reply. We have an Isotonic drink Made In Sri Lanka called ISOTONIC LIME BLAST. Its been used by some of the country's leading swimmers, the Davis Cup team, etc, and is available in all supermarkets.
Hope your friends have (had?) a great time in Sri Lanka
Rishard